This is the start of us open sourcing and sharing all of the work over the last 18 months, as we pivot out of re-founding, focus on deep demonstration, and reignite a part of the work that had to pause during COVID-19, the ambitious co-building of the Neighbourhood Public Square.

Hey, guess what? MAIA is expanding 📢📢📢 We're shaping and building our team and invite members of the community to and those aligned with ur work to explore MAIA as an option.

👏🏾Great to see this event underway! And delighted to have made a contribution. Take a look and leave a comment. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the other fabulous contributions being shared across the next few days. #tleap #elt UoB HEFi BALEAP Creative Disciplines SIG BALEAP Academic Literacies SIG

🎥📕Online recording of our book launch & discussion on Social Justice in EAP and ELT Contexts: Global Higher Education Perspectives ⚖ 🌐 youtube.com/watch?v=X1OKpm…  Paul Breen Dr Tomasz John Iwona Pringle Lorraine Mighty @Alexerse_circus @AleksPalanac Wil Hardman

'What feminism can't do' - blind spots, biases and failures are the focus of Day 4 'Feminism X in EAP'. Share your thoughts & browse earlier days' contributions: all free and in accessible formats. feminismxeap.wordpress.com. Save tomorrow 2 pm BST for the live symposium!

Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo. Out July 4th 2024. ♥️ Gboyega was so proud of this book. Sharing news of Adam today, we are here with pride too. This book is going to be commmunity raised and held, for the things we hold for one another are deeply loved. faber.co.uk/journal/faber-…

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY 3 new roles live: Architectural Project Coordinator YARD Coordinator Researcher Closes 9am Monday 20th May maiagroup.co/opps

The timing of the election might cause problems for some, esp students coming to the end of term or those who have holidays booked (whoever they intend to vote for). The solution is to apply for a postal vote. Here’s the link to do so. Please share. gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

📝 Application Deadline: Sunday, 23 June 2024 at 23.59 UK BST.

We made it into The Guardian last week. @misfits_music are bringing Brum Rocks Live to Birmingham on 14th July and I’ve written a Brummie anthem for the occasion. It’s going to be played by a mass super-band of hundreds of musicians

⚡ This Sunday. 📖 Join us for 'Arise'! 🗓 Sunday, 9 June 2024. ⏳ 18.00-20.00 BST. 📍 Birmingham, UK. ℹ In-Person event.

We’ve opened the call for The British Academy Visiting Fellowships 2025! As part of our commitment to international engagement we will give up to £40k for academics to spend 3-6 months to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/visiti…

Please register to vote. Don’t let them claim the “under 35s” are disengaged. Spoil your ballot if you don’t have an acceptable option locally. They still have to count you!

It’s the big one! We’ve opened the call for The British Academy Global Professorships. We offer up to £900k over 4 years to attract internationally established scholars to work in the UK to engage in cutting edge humanities & social science research thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/global…

🖋️ We are teaming up with Birmingham Libraries for the next Poet Laureate for 2024-26. The Birmingham Poet Laureate is an honorary post appointed by Birmingham Libraries and WWM. DL: Thurs 29th Aug 2024, at 5pm. Click here for more info : buff.ly/4etyeqc

🌟 Kickstart your career in inclusive arts 🎭! Join @BrumHippodrome as a Young People & Access Intern—connect young people & disabled individuals to the arts. Apply by 15th Sept 🔗 opportunities.creativeaccess.org.uk/job/young-peop… #Internship #Theatre #Arts #Midlands

Delighted to be working with NHP. Really looking forward to the change we’ll deliver together.

🔵 Stuart Hall Blue Plaque! 📯 @conjuncturesproject officially unveiled a blue plaque in honour of Professor Stuart Hall earlier today at the Uni of Birmingham campus. 💐 Black Heritage Walks Network prepared a special campus edition of their Black History Walks to mark this historic occasion.

📢📢 ANNOUNCING 📢📢 Organising ABUELOS 23-26 October 2024 We're creating ABUELOS, a cultural centre with accommodation. Join us as we prepare for a community space in which culture, radical hospitality and architecture are crafted to meet the moment. bit.ly/ABUELOS2024

Where do emotions enter into the experience of student of Academic English? Join us in a week’s time for a series of short talks!